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Tschiffely's Ride: Ten Thousand Miles in the Saddle from Southern Cross to Pole Star by Aime Tschiffely Publisher Comments From the southeast coast of South America through an expanse of Peruvian sands en route to the West Coast, then onward through Central American jungles and rainforest, and finally to New York, Tschiffely’s journey was considered impossible and... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sailing by Starlight: In Search of Treasure Island and Robert Louis Stevenson by Alex Capus Publisher Comments When Robert Louis Stevenson arrived in Samoa in 1889 he planned to stay no more than a few days. But before long he set about building an opulent villa and lived out the rest of his days on the island in splendor. What had happened? Had Stevenson not... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Tony Wheeler's Dark Lands (Lonely Planet Travel Literature) by Tony Wheeler Publisher Comments Greedy Lords, dubious heroes, wicked relations and innocents in peril — Today's world sounds like a grim fairytale! Travelling along the infamous "Axis of Evil" led to Tony Wheeler's Bad Lands — now he's going deeper into the world's... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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A Walk Around the Horizon: Discovering New Mexico's Mountains of the Four Directions by Tom Harmer Publisher Comments Outdoor enthusiasts and armchair travelers alike will relish Harmer's precise account of his backpacking adventure, in which this sixty-two-year-old Anglo discovers the realities of complicated cultural legacies ecological challenges, and human foibles... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope Publisher Comments The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century - a small tribe, which, under the charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan, created the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga by Sylvain Tesson Publisher Comments A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Winner of the Prix Médicis for nonfiction, The Consolations of the Forest is a Thoreau-esque quest to find solace, taken to the extreme. No stranger to... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane Publisher Comments The acclaimed author of The Wild Places examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move In this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Dingle Peggy: Further Travels in Ireland on Horseback by Hilary Bradt Publisher Comments Hilary continues her journey on horseback, described in Connemara Mollie, through south west Ireland. With her new pony, Peggy, she travels from the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, down the coast of County Cork, before turning inland through Counties... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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All Good Things: From Paris to Tahiti: Life and Longing by Sarah Turnbull Publisher Comments In this lushly written follow-up to Almost French, Sarah Turnbull explores a new paradise: Tahiti. Having shared her story in her bestselling memoir, Almost French, Australian writer Sarah Turnbull seemed to have had more than her fair share of dreams... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Against Venice by Regis Debray Publisher Comments A beautifully designed new edition of Régis Debray's mischievous, provocative attack on the city and on those who have succumbed to its charms. With energetic and gleeful vitriol, Debray unpicks Venice's superficiality, "gondolier kitsch... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost Publisher Comments The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals recounts his latest hilarious misadventures in the South Pacific, following in the footsteps of his unlikely idol, Robert Louis Stevenson. Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter by James Salter Publisher Comments This collection offers two dozen essays and sketches about one of the passions of Salters life, travel, a subject beloved by writers across the centuries. Over twenty years of skiing, hiking, climbing from Colorado to Japan to the Tyrol, from... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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On Migration: Dangerous Journeys and the Living World by Ruth Padel Synopsis Life began with migration.” In a magnificent tapestry of life on the move, Ruth Padel weaves poems and prose, science and religion, wild nature and human history, to conjure a world created and sustained by migration. 'We're all from... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Shanti Bloody Shanti: An Indian Odyssey by Aaron Smith Publisher Comments Providing a look at India that is humorous, unvarnished, and unsentimental, this travel narrative takes readers on a rollicking journey of personal discovery across the Indian subcontinent. A travelogue of journalist Aaron Smiths time in India—... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Rick Steves' European Christmas (Rick Steves) by Rick Steves Synopsis Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, teams up with co-author Valerie Griffith to explore the rich and fascinating mix of traditionsChristian, pagan, musical, and ediblethat led to the Christmas festivities we enjoy today. Rick brings home... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington Publisher Comments Everyone's favorite idiot is back, in this hysterical follow-up to An Idiot Abroad Safely home from his latest travels, Karl Pilkington has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of "100... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure by Tom Doig Publisher Comments Uncrossable rivers, hospitable nomads, rabid dogs, marijuana fields, hail-stone flash floods, maidens on horseback, underpants wrestling, toxic mountaintop lakes, stupid Westerners, and so much mountain biking your ass will hurt just reading it... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra by Peter Stothard Publisher Comments When Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement, finds himself stranded in Alexandria in the winter of 2010 after his flight to South Africa has been cancelled, he sets out to explore a nation on the brink of revolution. Guided by two native... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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How Now Brown Frau by Merridy Eastman Publisher Comments A poignant, revealing, and hilarious memoir about what happened when a former children's television host and brothel receptionist woke up one morning in Munich four months pregnant, without a word of German under her belt, and surrounded by... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Best Women's Travel Writing #09: The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 9: True Stories from Around the World by Lavinia (edt) Spalding Publisher Comments Featuring stories by Holly Morris, Marcia DeSanctis, Apricot Anderson Irving, Laura Fraser, Amanda Jones, and Laura Resau.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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